Chapter 341
Sean’s voice dropped low, rich and husky, with just the faintest rasp, Charlotte’s heart skipped a beat,
He had to be doing that on purpose.
She flushed–out of irritation, of course,
“The shredder is right there. It’s huge. You really didn’t
“Where?” Sean asked, leaning in
di? she snapped.
“It’s just over — ” She turned her head to point and her lips brushed right against his,
had been shocked. “Soun Jasper!”
Charlotte jolted upright like she hai
He had inched closer just before she turned. That was the only reason their lips had touched.
She was furious now. “Can you not cause chaos every time you show up? I’m busy, and I don’t have time for your nonsense ”
Seeing that she was gencinely angry, Sean eased up. He picked up the stack of papers on her deck, his tone soft and almost coaxing )“Don’t be mail, Miss Riley, I really didn’t see it,”
“Yeah right,” Charlotte snapped, her cheeks burning. “You expect me to believe that?”
Sean strolled over to the shredder and began feeding in the papers, a few sheets at a time.
*Don’t be mad, Lottie,” he said with a grin. “Let me make it up to you–dinner tonight? That barbecue place you love”
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Just then, someone knocked on the door.
Charlotte took a deep breath to calm herself, then said, “Come in.”
It was Scott
Sharp in a tailored suit and gold–rimmed glasses, he stepped in with a friendly smile. “Since when does Mr. Jasper do assistant work?”
Then he turned to Charlotte and joked, “Miss Riley, when did our firm get so impressive we can hire the CEO of Jasper Corporation to run errands?”
Charlotte wasn’t in the mood
Her expression darkened slightly. “Some people just have too much time on their hands,”
Noticing the tension, Scott’s smile faded a little. “Is everything okay? Did something happen?
before Charlotte could answer, Sean cut in smoothly, “She’s just busy. You showing up and interrupting her flow–how could she possibly be happy?”
Charlotte was
was rendered speechless.
Scott blinked. “Then maybe I should go?”
“Yes, go ahead,” Sear
Sean said, waving a hand like he was dismissing a guest.
Charlotte shot him a glare “Can you stop casing, trouble for two minutes ?”
Sean finally shut up and quietly went back to shredding.
icked between Charlotte and Sea, lingering just long enough to make the tension noticeable.
mari mat his eyes with a ra (composed smile.
But then Scott’s expression changed. His eyes narrowed slightly, and its attention dropped to Sean’s lacr
red, barely noticeable, curving from the corner of Sean’s lower lip down toward his jaw. tightened, and his expression darkened
He already lifted his eyes to ma
here was something song in his expression. A flicker of challenge. Maybe even triumpli
adable. “I’ll let you get back to work, Miss Hiley”
Without waiting for a response, he turned and walked out of the noons.
Seaty watched him go, then let out a quiet hoe of serment. He med ak to the paper staredder, show, satisfied legging at Kiln Hipon.
Charlotte remained frozen at her desk, trying to make sense of the brief, tenne exchange
“What was that look Scott just gave film ?” she wondered.
She tumed and stared at Sean, saspicion creeping into her expression.
He was still shredding paper, humming to himself. Every part of Jilin radiated snug, undeclared satisfaction | |
Charlotte narrowed her eyes and studied him more closely, trying to piece things together
Sensing her stare, Sean looked up and smirked. “You loop saying you don’t like mur, but your larly’s telling « dillerat story.”
Het checks flashed “What are you even talking about
“I said your eyes are honest,” he said lightly. “They keep wandering in any dire Dun. ”
She glared at him. No, they don’t! Don’t twist things!
|But as she snapped at him, her paze landed on his mouth and she fine-
There, on the edge of his lip, was the same strean red Scott had noticed,
Her mind neeled as the realization sank in.
Her lipstick.
It had transferred when they accidentally bruslaed lips.
Scuft definitely saw it just
